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molting
DEFINITIONS OF:
molting
1
n
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
Synonyms:
ecdysis
,
molt
,
moult
,
moulting
Type of:
shedding
,
sloughing
the process whereby something is shed
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